Federal Gun Charges for 2 Accused of Plotting July 4 Attack
Julio Cesar Alvarado-Dubon (2nd L) and Rolman Balcarcel-Bavagas (2nd R), both charged with felony possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, stand with defense attorneys Jose Aponte (L) and Samuel Simpson V during a preliminary hearing before Judge David M. Hicks in Richmond City General District Court in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 3, 2022. Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP
RICHMOND, Va.—A judge dismissed state gun charges Wednesday against two men who police said planned a Fourth of July mass shooting in Virginia’s capital after charges were filed against the men in federal court.
Neither man has been charged specifically with planning a mass shooting.
